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| Born | March 14, 1955 Palo, Leyte, Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Died | February 23, 2014 (aged 58) Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| –1979 | YCO Painters | ||||||||||||||
| 1980–1986 | Tanduay Rhum Masters | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Tanduay Rhum Makers (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Tanduay Rhum Makers | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1991 | Purefoods Hotdogs (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Purefoods Hotdogs | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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As assistant coach: As player:
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Eliezer "Ely" O. Capacio (March 14, 1955 – February 23, 2014) was a Filipino basketball player, coach and executive. Born in Palo, Leyte, Philippines, he played a total of eight seasons as a forward-center for the Tanduay Rhum Makers from 1979 to 1986, averaging 5.9 points and 5.5 rebounds in a total of 324 games. The team won two championships during the 1986 PBA season.[1][2] His younger brother, Glenn Capacio also played in the PBA.